Assignment 2: LASA—Policy Memo to a Public Official

 
In this assignment, assume that you are a health policy analyst in your home state.
Complete the following:

Select a public health policy topic.
Write a policy memo to a public official (i.e., governor, mayor, county commission/executive, etc.) summarizing the topic you have selected. Your policy memo must comprise the following sections:

Problem statement. In this section, include an appropriate problem statement. The statement should be a short summary that identifies the focus of the issue.
Background. In this section, describe the extent and scope of the problem. Specify the reasons for which the problem must receive the attention of policy makers? Summarize what the issue is and why the issue is significant to population health and health policy.
Landscape. In this section, identify and describe the key stakeholders. Consider all political, economic, and social factors that frame the context of the problem.
Policy options. In this section, create and provide alternative solutions to the issue selected. Assess the pros and cons of each option. This section should balance out all of the pros and cons to inform the policy client of possible rebuttals, supporters, and opposition to the interest group.
Recommendation. In this section, propose one solution (from the list you included in the preceding section) to the problem. Justify your recommendation by comparing it with the other alternatives.

Write a 10–12-page paper in Word format. Utilize at least 5 scholarly sources in your research. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
Assignment ComponentsMaximum PointsCreate an appropriate problem statement identifying the focus of the health policy topic chosen and the policy client this memo will address.

CO: 1,2,3,4,6
PO: 1,1a,1b, 2,4a,4b,5b, 6
ILO:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 616
Summarize what the issue is and why the issue is significant to population health and health policy.
CO: 2,3,4
PO: 1, 1a, 4a, 4b, 5b, 6
ILO:1, 2, 3, 5, 632
Identify the key stakeholders while considering all political, economic, and social factors that frame the context of the problem.
CO: 1, 2, 5, 6
PO: 1,1a, 1b, 2, 4b, 6
ILO:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
32
Create alternative policy solutions to the problem selected.
CO: 2,4
PO: 1, 1a, 4b, 5b
ILO:1, 2, 3, 5, 6
64
Assess the pros and cons of each option to inform the policy client of possible rebuttals, supporters, and interest group opposition.
CO: 2,4, 5
PO: 1, 1a, 1b, 4b, 5b
ILO:1, 2, 3, 5, 6
32
Propose one solution to the problem.
CO: 1,2,4
PO: 1, 1a, 4b, 5b
ILO:1, 2, 3, 5, 6
20
Justify recommendation compared to the other alternatives.
CO: 1,2,4
PO: 1, 1a, 4b, 5b
ILO:1, 2, 3, 5, 6
32Academic Writing
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e. APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
CO_W
PO: 3.a, 3.b, 6.a
ILO: 2
72Total:300